no ugly duckling

A rather mixed New Year's Day for us yesterday. What should have been a good morning swim was spoilt by ill-mannered children in the pool. I bore you not with the details.

We went on to Winchester for a wander around, yours truly with the camera as usual.

We had a pleasant lunch at Café Winchester but had to choose what was available as they had been open for New Year's Eve and no replenishment of supplies after that.

No bacon for a sandwich and sausages for a sandwich, yes, but no bread. We settled for jacket potatoes, mine with cheese and Ray's with baked beans. We did not go hungry.

As he paid the bill, Ray remarked jokingly that it could be, according to the scaremongering (we hope it's scaremongering) about a no-deal Brexit (what a ridiculous word), like this after the end of March - eat what's available.

The highlight of the outing, apart from purchasing new lipsticks (me!), was a little photography including my shot of this beautiful and elegant cygnet on the river in the recreation ground.

[JackieR]

In records of the lovely Prof Cox things can only get better!!

Gorgeous cygner

[Sam]

The cygnet is a real beauty! He deserves a FAV! Happy New Year to you and Ray :)

[Casablanca]

LOL!! I rather think the no-deal Brexit scaremongering is....... scaremongering. But only time will tell, eh? As you say, you did not go hungry anyway!

What a sweet cygnet. I do love the brown-ness of the feathers at this stage.

[sally agnew]

A beauty indeed :)

[Peter]

Beautifully captured with lovely reflected light and fine detail Haze:)

[Ivan]

Nice cygnet...

[Jacqueline]

Lovely young cygnet.

[wendy frost]

He is going to be a beauty. A lovely capture.

[Issi Bannerman]

Beautiful indeed.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Sweet capture and I love the rippling water.

[Bep]

Nicely captured.

[Nadiya Bilovodenko]

lovely, Happy New Year, Hazel!!!

[sarah]

Beautiful and what a day you have had

[Hazel]

@samae

Thank you!

[Hazel]

@olenadole

Thank you Nadiya and all good wishes for a great 2019 for you and yours.

[Hazel]

@wendyfrost @gijsje @mittens @jamibann @pcoulson @hermann @ivan

Thank you all for visits and comments. This was just one cygnet with 3 swans and it was rather small so maybe it had to stay home a bit longer!!

[Hazel]

@casablanca

Well let's hope for the best.........and yes, rather a sweet small cygnet.

[Hazel]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond

I'll try to catch your optimism, Jackie!

[Hazel]

@gigiflower

Thanks, Sam, so much for fav and comment and New Year wishes. Hope your 2019 is great!

[gloria jones]

I like the water movement that this neat cygnet is creating :).

[Denise Wood]

Definitely not an ugly duckling :)

[FBailey]

Great title, a lovely shot :)

[Tunia McClure]

If he could talk it would be another perfect portrait.

[Hazel]

@tunia

You made me smile!

[Christine]

Lovely

[Dawn]

Seem to be every where ill mannered children , al lovely image

[Phil Howcroft]

it's a beauty haze, i like how the water shapes and textures enhance the swan portrait

[amyK]

Beautiful close capture

[Hazel]

@phil_howcroft

Thanks, Phil I've noticed that the a6000 is ace at capturing the surface of rivers etc - more than the eye can see!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Beautiful.

[haskar]

A wonderful shot.

[Walks @ 7]

Such a splendid swan, love its coloring. Is it a juvenile? Anyhoo, a fabulous capture.

[Hazel]

@joysabin

Yes, a juvenile - cygnet - only one which is strange. Maybe a fox got the others.